<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Siliconera &#187; Japan</title> <atom:link href="http://www.siliconera.com/infosphere/japan/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.siliconera.com</link> <description>The secret level in the world of video game news.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:03:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>Namco Bandai Earnings Soar Thanks To Strong Game Sales</title><link>http://www.siliconera.com/2012/02/10/namco-bandai-earnings-soar-thanks-to-strong-game-sales/</link> <comments>http://www.siliconera.com/2012/02/10/namco-bandai-earnings-soar-thanks-to-strong-game-sales/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ishaan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben 10: Galactic Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tales of Xillia]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.siliconera.com/?p=191793</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tales of Xillia has sold 760,000 copies in Japan as of December 2011, Namco Bandai shared in a report of their third fiscal quarter today. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.siliconera.com/2012/02/10/namco-bandai-earnings-soar-thanks-to-strong-game-sales/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Take A Tour Of PlatinumGames&#8217; 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